Software Engineer - Generative AI & ML, Customer Systems

Software Engineer - Generative AI & ML, Customer Systems

Apple | Posted Feb 20, 2026 | Full‑time | Austin | Entry (0-2 yrs)

At Apple, we are driven to deliver exceptional experiences through ultra‑fast, thoughtfully designed, and meticulously crafted solutions. Our team is highly motivated, fast‑paced, and dynamic, committed to scaling new heights and achieving excellence. We seek individuals who strive beyond mediocrity and are relentless in their pursuit of perfection.

Contribute to model development and fine‑tuning workflows for generative AI features. Design and evaluate retrieval strategies for grounding large models in product‑relevant data. Prototype and benchmark multi‑agent collaboration systems for structured reasoning tasks. Partner with data and platform engineers to ensure scalable deployment and monitoring.

The Customer Support AI team is responsible for building multi‑turn, conversational, agentic applications and frameworks to support Apple customers across numerous lines of business. You’ll be contributing hands‑on to a team that consists of engineers, data scientists & researchers to enhance a multi‑modal, multi‑agent platform with a key focus on incorporating research to improve latency, cost and customer experience.

• 4+ years of hands‑on experience in ML, backend engineering, data engineering
• 1+ year of hands‑on experience in training, fine‑tuning, or evaluating LLMs
• Proficiency in machine learning libraries (transformers, datasets)

• Foundational understanding of RAG architectures and vector‑based retrieval systems
• Strong problem‑solving and collaboration skills, with the ability to learn quickly and adapt to production‑grade systems
• Experience working with Multi‑modal LLMs to enable Voice capabilities is a plus or prior experience with STT, TTS systems
• Experience with deploying to cloud environments (AWS, GCP, on‑remote hybrid) is required
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.